Actually it is the opposite. They are conformists going along with and marking themselves as members of their chosen tribe.
My generation considered tattoos as something the “lower class” men did, though they also tended to be former military men. No one ever saw a woman who had them in my world. I considered tattoos were “tacky”. Then I fell in love with a former Marine. I didn’t see the tats until it was too late because he always covered them with sleeves. When I saw them they were the Marine signs and Mother. He would never go and have my name tattooed. He was embarrassed by them after he became a preacher, so he never took his shirt off outside the house. We were married 51 years. Just an example of how young people can do silly things that become a problem as life grows and changes.